MN Supreme Court Rejects Coleman's Request

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MN Supreme Court Rejects Coleman's Request

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Story Published: Jan 5, 2009 at 12:24 PM CDT

Story Updated: Jan 5, 2009 at 12:24 PM CDT

The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected Republican Norm Coleman's request to count an additional 650 rejected absentee ballots in the state's U.S. Senate recount.

The court's ruling Monday likely paves the way for the state Canvassing Board to certify results showing Democrat Al Franken won
the race.

But Coleman's attorneys have said they are likely to sue if he loses the recount, meaning it could be weeks more before the outcome is final.

Coleman had argued the ballots were improperly rejected.

In a five-page ruling, the high court said the dispute was among issues
better handled in an ``election contest,'' or lawsuit.

Franken leads Coleman by 225 votes after the state finished counting more than 900 absentee ballots that the state and the campaigns earlier had agreed were improperly rejected.

Monday, Jan 5 at 10:49 PM T wrote ...

The people of the State of Mn. have made their choice, if your such a man of honor, abide by their decision!! Your not the only one who has lost an election. if you were so grand at your position as the Senator, it should have been reflected in your vote count, but it wasn't. You, obviously are a poor looser, and now possibly expect the taxpayer to pick up the tab for all your counts, recounts and court actions. Get real!

Monday, Jan 5 at 10:32 PM Sandy wrote ...

Obviously the perks from PACS are too good to give up.

Monday, Jan 5 at 4:51 PM Coleman..... wrote ...

give it up - Franken won. Quit trying to suppress perfectly good votes that should have been counted in the first place.

Monday, Jan 5 at 1:32 PM marty wrote ...

how much does this job pay? the perks must be fabulous ,why spend this much money , recounts , lawers for what ?

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